The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for Value-Added Service skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Value-Added Service over the 6 months to 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
Value-Added Service is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills |
60 |
94 |
105 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire |
11.21% |
18.29% |
19.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
26 |
56 |
48 |
| 10th Percentile |
£199 |
£288 |
£163 |
| 25th Percentile |
£306 |
£359 |
£204 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£538 |
£466 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-11.63% |
+15.28% |
+8.43% |
| 75th Percentile |
£518 |
£586 |
£578 |
| 90th Percentile |
£541 |
£606 |
£630 |
| North West median daily rate |
£495 |
£475 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.21% |
+5.56% |
+16.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£22.85 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£23.38 |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£24.25 |
- |
£20.00 |
| 75th Percentile |
£25.13 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£25.65 |
- |
- |
| North West median hourly rate |
£41.23 |
£35.00 |
£20.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+17.80% |
+75.00% |
+37.32% |
